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Archive for 2010

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Here’s Peter Tommerup’s description of a baby bird rescue – a baby hummingbird!

This is actually a pretty amazing story about a baby hummingbird that was found on a sidewalk.  He couldn’t fly, so I took him under my wing.  At night, he would come home to our house for safety.  During the day, he was in the backyard of the house near where I found him.  About 4 days after I found him, I was holding him in my cupped hands when his mama came by to feed him.  She had seen me around, I guess, because she just flew over, perched on my hand and then fed him.  This happened a number of times, so I called a friend who is good with a video camera, and he came over to film some of the amazing goings on that I told him about.

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Rescued Baby Hummingbird

READ FULL DESCRIPTION!! This is a baby hummingbird I rescued after it was attacked. The song is “Better Together” by Jack Johnson. UPDATE!!! when she thought she was ready to leave (and she was) she flew off to her favorite patch of the back yard, and her instincts instantly kicked in, and now she’s just like all the other hummingbirds. for those that are concerned that she has imprinted on humans and wouldn’t survive in the wild, don’t worry, she is thriving. she has even successfully migrated and returned back to my yard. and for those who think i didn’t know what i was doing, i did NOT feed her plain sugar water. i went outside 3 times a day and caught flies from my compost bin in big bags, crushed them, and mixed them in as well. I also helped her learn to catch flies while flying (not in the video because you obviously wouldn’t be able to see the flies). in the end, i don’t think it could have worked out any better
Video Rating: 4 / 5

Obviously one of its favorite hummingbird feeders

This is the first hummingbird article I’ve seen that gives the history of hummingbird feeders. The author includes points to consider when selecting a hummingbird feeder, as well as the best places to hang them. You will find lots of practical, interesting information…

Modern Hummingbird Feeders, History and Choosing One for Today

By: Steve Peek

Important diet supplement

Hummingbird feeders dispense liquid, not seeds. The mainstay of a hummingbird’s diet is made up of insects and spiders. The liquid in your feeder is more like “emergency rations” to your birds. During a typical day a hummingbird will collect nectar from about 100 different flowers. They avoid flowers with nectar containing less than 25% sugar.  Read the rest of this entry »

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Hand feeding Hummingbirds – Ketchikan Alaska Tours

Feed them yourselves! www.alaskadiscoverytours.com. A hand fed Hummingbird video that is amazing. Taming the Alaskan hummingbird. These hummingbirds were filmed at our lodge in Alaska, no feeder required! Our lodge in Alaska has TONS of these little birds in the summer. Did you know their hearbeat can be as high as 1200 beats ber minute! Mother nature is amazing! These adorable hummingbirds eat right out of our hands here at the lodge. While setting up the cameras for some more handfeeding, these two little hummingbirds gave us “the shot”. Though I love the hummingbirds in Alaska, The majority only arrive after migrating from Mexico, looking for feeders along the way. Sometimes I wish we lived somewhere where we could watch baby hummingbirds in their nests. Some of those videos are amazing! NOTE We don’t use red dye anymore. We use 4:1 Water to sugar only. More information about Saltery Lodge: * Sign up for our Saltery Lodge mailing list at www.salterylodge.com * Purchase “the shot” at www.alaskagrand.com. * Visit http for more information on the lodge. * Visit our latest creation… iTalkDogs.com ( www.italkdogs.com ) and talk about…. Dogs! Man’s BFF. Help get the community started.
Video Rating: 4 / 5